ENGLISH URDU DICTIONARY LAUNCHED BY NHF AT PMA

A Medical English-Urdu Dictionary was launched at PMA House, Karachi for para-medical staff. This dictionary was sponsored by National Health Forum, Inc. in USA. 10,000 copies were published and cost of each dictionary is about Rs 400 and this will be given to para-medical staff for the sum of only Rs 10/-.

The launching occurred at PMA House Karachi on December 31, 2010. Dr. Fahmida Riaz, Chairperson of LUGHAT (Dictionary) Board of Pakistan was the keynote speaker. Mirza Ali Azhar, current Secretary General of PMA and Asif Aslam also spoke on the occasion. National Health Forum’s President Dr. Naseem Shekhani stressed on need for Medical English- Urdu dictionary and thanked Memon Medical Institute of Karachi who gave logistic help in making this possible.

National Health Forum (NHF) is a non-profit organization based in St. Louis, Missouri USA and has been involved in Koohi Goth Hospital and will be working with Pakistan National Women’s Health Forum for the distribution of these dictionaries throughout Pakistan. This dictionary will also be launched on NHF’s website in January of 2011.